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Jeep TJ Partial Vehicle Wrap

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Saturday, August 21st, 2010

Bill Durden of Durden Outdoor stopped by the shop for a visit a few weeks ago. After talking for a few minutes the discussion moved on to wrapping his Jeep TJ to give it a little more character. He wanted to keep the cost down yet make it look cool. We chose to design and print a partial wrap for his Jeep. This would lessen the amount of vinyl used on the project as well as reduce some install time.

The end result changed the way the Jeep looked drastically, and if the owner decides to remove the wrap it can be easily removed. The Jeep wrap was printed on 3M Controltac CV3 and laminated with a high gloss over laminate to protect the inks and make it shine.

Some of you may notice the wheels were powder coated black. The aluminum wheels pictured in the before pictures were removed, media blasted, powder coated black, and reinstalled. The black wheels better compliment the Jeep wrap design. Not to mention the aluminum finish on the wheels was not looking too great.

If you would like to purchase a wrap like this one please contact us for more details. 509 Media can also design and print custom wraps to suit your needs.

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AFTER WRAP:

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Contact 509 Media today and lets get a vehicle wrap project started for you. This partial vinyl wrap can be purchased in variety of background colors for $750. The kit includes the partial wrap printed on 3M vinyl, and laminated. 2 sides pieces that cover a small strip on the hood, the side to the top edge of the doors and around the back to the tailgate, a tailgate section, and a small piece to be placed under the tailgate, and a center piece for the hood. The price does not include installation. The price is limited to this design (can vary color), and for Jeep CJ. YJ, and TJ. If purchasing this kit it is recommended to use an experienced installer in your area. However, a lot of people do tackle the job themselves. For more information please contact me.

CHECK OUT THIS JEEP LJ I WRAPPED A FEW YEARS AGO

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George’s Auto Glass Vehicle Wrap

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Saturday, July 31st, 2010

George’s Auto Glass wanted to freshen up their image around town with a vehicle wrap. Their mobile service vans are out around Dothan, AL and surrounding areas on a daily basis and provide a perfect opportunity to advertise their services. The service van wrap was designed to wrap from the front door back to help keep cost down. The vehicle wrap was design in Adobe Photoshop and then printed on our Mutoh large format printer.

The vinyl used for this project was high performance 3M Controltac CV3 with a high gloss 3M laminate to protect the ink. The high gloss laminate helps give the wrap a sense of depth. The vinyl used on this project might not be the cheapest but it will have a longer service life on the van.

George’s Auto Glass Van BEFORE:

George’s Auto Glass Van AFTER:

Check out more pictures of the George’s Auto Glass Van wrap project. Be sure to post a comment below. We appreciate all feed back from our customers and readers.

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Brent’s BTF Fusion Chassis Wrap

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Tuesday, March 16th, 2010

Brent was a good customer of mine back in my Blue Torch Fab days. When he needed a wrap for his BTF Fusion Chassis he PM’ed me over on Pirate 4×4 for details. After a couple quick pm’s we settled on a price and the 509 Media machine was set into motion. Although we were in the middle of moving the shop to a new location we were able to get it done and delivered on time.

The BTF Fusion Chassis wrap was printed on 3m CV3 and laminated to help protect the inks. The wrap design has some hundred dollar bills spread throughout the design to show it is his money pit. Rock crawling can be very fun and addicting. For those who care about their off-road vehicles and how it looks a wrap might be the set up you need.

Give us a call if you would like a quote. We can wrap offroad vehicles, race trailers, fleet vehicles, walls, mailboxes, and more.

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Categories : Off-Road, Wraps

Tags : fusion chassis, vehicle wrap, wrap

Full Truck Wraps for Servpro

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Friday, February 26th, 2010

509 Media and crew spent the weekend banging out two full vehicle wraps for Servpro. The install process took all weekend but we got them done on time. The rear bumpers and tail lights on both trucks were removed to allow better access for the install on the rear corners. We also removed the side mirrors, and door handles for a cleaner install. After the wrap was installed the lights, bumper, and door handles were reinstalled on the trucks.

The graphics were printed on 3M CV3 and laminated. After the wraps were installed reflective vinyl featuring the Servpro company logo was placed on the doors, hood, and tailgate. Wrapping fleet vehicles like the Servpro trucks can have long term benefits to the company’s bottom line. When the business owner decides to sell the truck the wrap can be removed without decreasing resell value of the truck. Not to mention a fully wrapped truck help preserve company image effectively advertising the company.

If you would like to talk to 509 Media about wrapping your company vehicles feel free to CONTACT us anytime.

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Pirate4x4.com’s New Van Wrap

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Monday, January 18th, 2010

Lance and Camo from Pirate4x4 have become very good friends over the years. These guys have their hands full running the LARGEST hardcore rock crawler forum in the world. Over one million visitors read the pages of Pirate4x4 each month. Many people consider Pirate4x4 to be the birthplace of many industry changing concepts within the offroad community. Be sure to visit Pirate4x4 for all of the hardcore wheeling, wrenching, fabricating, and of course flaming you can stand.

When I told Lance and Camo I was leaving the fabrication they were shocked, but understood my need to be closer to family. After about 30 “wow’s” and few other colorful comments, Camo asked, “What are your going to do now?” Camo and I talked about the graphic design work I had been doing for years and how I planned to transition to it full time. So, the guys at Pirate4x4 did not waste any time putting me to work designing a vinyl wrap for their new communications van. The van is a 1986 Ford Econoline F350. Getting this project started was a little more difficult than most projects. The difficulty may have been the overwhelming need to make sure the van expressed the Pirate 4×4 attitude. A local search to find a matching van to build the custom templates yielded zero results. I told Lance and Camo what I needed from them, and we set the plan into action to get the Pirate4x4 van wrapped.

After many hours trying to think of a suitable design for the Pirate4x4 van I kept coming back to black and duh a lot of skulls. Lance and Camo approved the artwork and then I mailed off the goods to our friends at Bighorn to print and install the design. Normally I would design, print, and install the project here, or at least design, print, and ship it. The Pirate4x4 Van Wrap project involved a number of active vendors from Pirate. Bighorn (Scott) is another graphics guy on Pirate who shared the task of completing the vinyl wrap project. After printing the job one of their guys flew out to the Pirate4x4 world headquarters to install the vinyl wrap. I would like to add we did have a little issue with the United States Postal Service, but it was taken care of quickly. In the end, MANY vendors came together to help Pirate4x4 transform an average everyday blue van into a desert going signal transmitting pimp wagon. If you are into rock crawling be sure to support the sponsoring vendors of Pirate4x4.

Take a look at the Pirate4x4 Media Van Wrap. The project is not complete. Pieces will be added on the side windows to carry the sword over the glass like it should. The original design called for window perf to carry the graphic design onto the windows, but the Pirate4x4 staff opted for solid vinyl to be contour cut around the sword handle. These pieces will be added in the near future. As soon as the Pirate Staff gets more pictures to me I will update the post.

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Heating and Air Truck Graphics

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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009

Mechanical Support Services in the Birmingham, AL area contacted me about wrapping their heating and cooling service trucks. After discussing their needs and concerns we decided a large graphic design on the doors would better suit their needs. Not to mention a smaller graphic design saves a lot of money when compared to a complete vehicle wrap. The graphic will be printed on 3M CV3 Controltac vinyl.

The circle logo toward the rear of the graphic design is a design Mechanical Support Services uses on their marketing materials. We did add a little ice effect to the blue part of the logo. Another feature of this design is the ability to make small decals for them to place on heating and cooling equipment they service.

Your company does not have to be located in Dothan, Alabama. We can do the graphic design, print, and ship fleet graphics to any location around the world. If you need an installer for the graphics or a vehicle wrap we can arrange someone local to you to perform the install. We are connected to a nationwide network of 3M Certified Installers which can perform a quality install.

We will update this post after the job is completed.

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Tags : 3M Controltac, fleet graphics, graphics, heating and air, logo, service truck, Stickers, truck wrap, vehicle wrap, wrap

Toyota FJ40 Rock Crawler Vehicle Wrap

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Monday, November 30th, 2009

Over the years I have built a lot of rock crawlers, broke a lot of parts, and spent way too much money chasing a passion. I am not alone, many others join me everyday to dream, customize, and test their rock crawlers to the max. A good friend of mine Nick Justice is no different. He and another friend of ours chopped this Toyota FJ40 up and created their version of a rock crawler. They built a 4 link suspension in the rear and added coil over shocks. In my opinion the moved the rear axle way too far back, but it is Nick’s FJ40 not mine. Nick has since sold the rock crawler and started building rc crawlers. Nick laughs as he tells people rc rock crawlers are a lot cheaper.

On to the wrap. After completing the fabrication work Nick loaded the FJ40 up and hauled it to the little dot at the bottom of the map called Dothan, AL to add some color and attitude. He wanted skulls, fire, and naked chicks in the wrap. How could I turn down that request. The naked chicks were wrapped around some 3D skulls that I had drawn up for the wrap. Yes, they were hidden. You had to know where to look and what to look for to locate them. I didn’t want the wrap to offend people.

This wrap was completed about 4 years ago. Nick wanted me to post up pics of the wrap because he lost all of the pics of the FJ40 rock crawler after selling it. So Nick this post is for you.

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Longview Driveshaft Fusion Chassis Vehicle Wrap

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Monday, November 16th, 2009

longview-driveshaft Longview Driveshaft is located in the great state of Texas. They say everything is bigger in Texas. Cecil and his wife have a very good business going. Be sure to check out Longview Driveshaft on the web. I can honestly say Cecil and his wife have become more than a customer to me. They are valued friends. They will go out of their way to help others when in need. If you are in need of a new driveshaft be sure to contact them for a great product.

Cecil purchased a Fusion Chassis from me back in my Blue Torch Fab days. He built out the chassis at his shop in Texas using a lot of Blue Torch Fab products. In the end the project turned out very nice. They had a local company vinyl cut some decals for the Fusion Chassis, but they were not up to par with the quality of the rig. So, Cecil called me and asked to design and print a wrap for his chassis. His request was simple. He wanted his company name on the wrap and the rest was left to me. After getting the wrap printed I rolled it up and stuffed it in a tube for the UPS driver to pick up the next day. The wrap on this project is considered a “half wrap”. It only wraps the sides of the vehicle.

For those they are wondering this wrap was printed on Avery 1005 ez rs. Avery has been good to me over the years. I have traveled cross country to display vehicles for them in sign trade shows and more. In return I have been hooked up with some goodies from the UPS man Avery style.

For more information on the Blue Torch FabWorks’ Fusion Chassis please visit the Blue Torch Fab website. The Fusion Chassis is offered in a 2 seater form or as a 4 seat chassis. It has become the standard in Jeep based tube chassis design.

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Jeep LJ Rock Crawler Half Wrap

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Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

Jeep LJ Rock Crawler Wrap

English Dave was a great guy to work with. The half wrap on this Jeep using all custom graphics. The client wanted to add some “color” to the Jeep so we suggested a half wrap. We wrapped the sides of the Jeep LJ, the rear, the custom roof panel, and the center of the hood. The wrap was printed on 3M Controltac Vinyl and laminated to protect the ink. A wrap like this one is a very easy way to change the look of a vehicle without painting. The wrap will help protect the paint from tree limb scratches. The vehicle wrap can be removed easily. As long as the paint on your vehicle is in good shape it will not harm the paint. Be sure to contact 509 Media for more information on the wrap.

If you want more info on the Jeep LJ here are the details as I remember. The custom cage was fabricated by Blue Torch Fab. It works with the half cab hard top manufactured by GR8TOPS.

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Do It Right Lawn Care Truck Wrap

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Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

Do It Right Lawn Care Truck Wrap

Do It Right Lawn Care based out of Dothan, Alabama recently contacted me about wrapping a “new to them” truck to advertise their business. After discussing the many options from plain vinyl cut lettering to a full vinyl wrap it was clear a wrap was the direction we would take. The owner of the company is a long time friend of mine. I suggested to him a few ways to use the wrap to make money and keep over all cost down.

On the bottom 1/3 of the wrap I suggested he sell advertising space. The truck is highly visible around town and the space does have value. I broke the ad area up into three sections. The large ad space would sell for more than the smaller ones. I told him to go out and talk to people he knows about buying the ad space on a one year agreement. So far he has two of the ad spaces sold and the wrap cost nearly covered. If the advertiser decides not to renew we can simply put a new ad over the old one. This is a creative way to wrap your company vehicle and save on your advertising budget. If you decide to do this make certain the advertiser does not overpower your message. After all you are wanting to spread the word about your company to increase your bottom line. This option may not be right for all companies.

The design of this wrap has purpose. The Do It Right Lawn Care section was placed high and bold on the truck side. When parked in a parking lot with cars next to the truck the wrap will still be clearly seen. After all the main purpose of this vehicle wrap is to Advertise Do It Right Lawn Care. The Do It Right banner covers the entire side panel of the truck to make it very easy to read from a long distance.

UPDATE:

The wrap was installed yesterday. Over all the project turned out great. We are going to print a wrap for the front part of the box on the truck. In the beginning the owner did not want to wrap it to keep the project cost a little lower. After the installation was completed the owner decided to move forward.

We will be printing the advertisements for the side of the truck over the next couple of weeks. Three ads will be placed on each side of the truck. I will update the post once the ads are installed.

Below is a video taken with my iPhone using a free service from QIK.com. Qik allows you to stream video live direct from many different cell phones to the web. It is a lot like having a mobile web camera in your pocket at all times. Check them out. It is free to use. Click HERE for a link to my upload page.

If you need a wrap designed for your business feel free to call or email. We can work up a custom design using your company logo along with any pictures you may want to use to highlight your products or services.

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